Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 48 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 48 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska on Wed, Apr 23, 1997, 8:09 PM AKDT (04:09 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 32 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-04-24 04:09:40 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.183° N, 148.203° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.919 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.836 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.649 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.824 km E of Healy, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 110 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.012 km E of Healy, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.84 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.813 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.99 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.734 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.6Central Alaska · 10732 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.15 km N of Healy, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.531 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.845 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 136 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.59 km NE of North Pole, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.011 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.812 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.834 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.233 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.232 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.40 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.62 km NNE of North Pole, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.531 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 110 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.19 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.435 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 138 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.730 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10711 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.132 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10711 days ago · -3 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.949 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.619 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.00 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.929 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.529 km W of Ester, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.69 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.318 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.434 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.43 km SSE of Fox, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.016 km S of McKinley Park, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.022 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.828 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10765 days ago · -3 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.216 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10769 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.527 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.822 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.531 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.728 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.99 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 110 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.555 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10778 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.712 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.586 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away

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